A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Thompson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery:
35.1887, -87.8928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sinclair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Greeson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Nowlin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Heber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Heber Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Heber Cemetery
- Rayburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stribling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stribling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Collinwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Lowryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Cypress Inn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Threet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Bruton Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Zip City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Westpoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pyburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Pruitton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Thompson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Thompson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641914 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641914 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martins Mills
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1886915 Lon: -87.8928055
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |